31 years ago today (8/8/88), N.W.A. released their debut LP Straight Outta Compton. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap and considered to be one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop records EVER and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop. the album, of course, helped launch the careers of both Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to even more commercial heights in the early 90’s. Watch the classic official video fro “Gangsta Gangsta”…
